Waterford - Gaia 1.1 Organic, 50% (WF90)

Waterford

Waterford - Gaia 1.1 Organic

Type - Single malt whisky
Vintage- 2016
Bottled - 2020
Age - 3 Years 9 Months 20 Days
Strength - 50.0% vol.
Content - 700ml

Whiskyfun- 90 pt

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Following on from previously more widely seen farm releases like Bannow Island & Ballykilcavan,
Gaia this time is currently WF's highest rated Waterford (90 pts), a farm that champions Organic.

P.S. 1 Cask Makeup - 42% 1st fill American oak, 23% French oak, 18% VIN DOUX NATUREL (French sweet wine), 17% Virgin American Oak

P.S. 2 Each bottle's box has a Terrior Code. Enter it on their website for detailed information, such as the number of casks used (with details for each cask- cask type, volume filled, filling date), yeast type, fermentation duration, soil type below the farm, soil depth, daily sunlight hours, etc. You might not be interested in this level of detail, finding it quite obsessive! 😆

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Official TN Reference

Nose-
Orange zest, malty figs, seaweed, hay in the field after light rain, salted caramel, peppermint, rosewater, freshly turned soil.

Taste-
Heat and zesty pepper on the tongue, cloves, figs, oiliness that dries in the mouth, cherries, butterscotch, pears, malty, layers of spice.

Finish-
Long and zesty oiliness that dries, but leaves you chewing- a sweetness that comes right at the end.